BlizzCon 2006 Unlikely 45
1up is reporting that there is unlikely to be a BlizzCon 2006. While last year's event was a success, the company has no plans to make it a yearly event. From the article: "Blizzard has a notorious past when it comes to shipping products on time. Less focus on putting a con together means production time going to the game development of the expansion, making sure they make their targeted release date before the end of 2006. In the end, would you rather go to a con or be cruising the Outlands with your flying mount?"
I'd rather do both. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I'd rather do both. (Score:3, Funny)
I bet you have just the prettiest neon glow-in-the-dark glitter puff unicorn posters hanging in your bedroom
Re:I'd rather do both. (Score:1)
I'll bet my Tenderheart Bear AND that My Little Pony whose tail I cut off that mine are prettier than his.
What a choice! (Score:5, Funny)
Blizzard, you must by all means dicth the convention. Obviously the folks who should have developed my flying car wasted time attending Star Trek conventions in the 70's. I hold Paramount fully liable for my lack of a flying car. They seduced multiple generations of engineers away from flying car development with their nasty conventions.
true (Score:1, Funny)
lock yourself in your room and never come out! (especially if it means a faster expansion pack release)
besides, we forgot how to drive anything other than mechanical chickens, so how would we get there?
Starcraft Ghost (Score:1, Insightful)
No sponsors = no con (Score:5, Interesting)
Two "no-go" decision makers for attendees may also have been:
1) Price - $85/120 - yikes!
2) "Will there be wireless internet access for attendees to bring their own computers? BlizzCon will include a LAN area with over 300+ computers, but there will be no wireless internet access. Attendees cannot bring their own computers into the show, but some of the local hotels offer internet capabilities in their hotel rooms if you choose to bring your own computer."
Re:No sponsors = no con (Score:2, Insightful)
What kind of convention is this then? The whole point of a gaming convention is gaming. If you can't bring your own computer, you won't be d
Re:No sponsors = no con (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No sponsors = no con (Score:1)
Please tell me there was more to it last time around.
Con / Servers / Expansion (Score:1, Insightful)
Not really (Score:2)
Re:Not really (Score:2)
Re:Not really (Score:2, Offtopic)
1. How will they balance the expansion between epic equipped raiding characters and blue wearing non-raiders? Itemization causes a huge disparity in power between level 60 characters.
2. How well will their server a
Re:Not really (Score:2)
People that have recently hit 60, or don't have high end raiding gear will possibly take their time going through the low 60 stuff, increasing their gear to match what the the previous top tier raiders had at 60, and by t
Re:Not really (Score:2)
Onions and cheese (Score:3, Funny)
I don't play Warcraft. I guess ditch the con? Keep these guys in their rooms and duct tape the door seal!
Re:Onions and cheese (Score:2)
Please, don't go insulting two wonderful foods by comparing them with gamer funk.
Neither. (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Neither. (Score:2)
Re:Neither. (Score:1)
Re:Neither. (Score:1)
Re:Neither. (Score:1)
or Diablo 3 (Score:2)
That is just great! (Score:5, Funny)
I'd dress up as lag (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I'd dress up as lag (Score:1)
Reporting or Regurgitating? (Score:2, Informative)
"We haven't yet begun planning a BlizzCon for this year, and truthfully it isn't intended as an annual event. We had a lot of fun though, and we're looking forward to getting another one going and inviting everyone to come hang out with us and check out everything that is Blizzard."
Original Link to Post:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=w ow-general&t=8612315&tmp=1#post8612315 [worldofwarcraft.com]
The first one was a hit (apparently, I wasn't there.) Tickets did sell out, and there wer
Resources (Score:5, Insightful)
Soo.... the guys who design and code the game are the same ones who plan the Blizzcon??
Re:Resources (Score:2, Interesting)
Developers are much smarter and should get to do fun things more often. Honestly, I am absolutely not biased what-so-ever.
Re:Resources (Score:2)
Isn't it obvious that blizard outsourced their login server code to a non technical department?
Re:Resources (Score:2)
Developer panels. They had the developers spend time talking with people at the con and announcing upcoming content. So while I doubt the developers were actively planning the convention (that'd be marketing's job), they were still involved with the con itself and preparing material for it. Which would, indeed, be time not spent developing the game.
Why not have a Virtual Con? (Score:1, Funny)
1. The Valley of Optimizing Characters
2. Mountains of the Efficient Guild
3. River Tales - or how to curse properly in Dark Elvish
Then people can read the signs and travel there, and get the same basic effect (minus the beer and furtive sex) as a real con.
I mean, most of them are already online already
Well, THAT's pretty stupid of them... (Score:1, Flamebait)
Re:Well, THAT's pretty stupid of them... (Score:1)
Cart before the horse (Score:3, Insightful)
Oh, I'll be there... (Score:2)
We won't actually be attending any of the events, cause we'd pull too much aggro if we did. And we can't actually talk to people, cause we'd be too busy getting two-shotted by priests, hunters, warlocks, shamans, rogues, druids, paladins, and other mages. We'll talk to the warriors though -- as long as they don't talk to us first.